About us
Two decades of THz research, one company.
Protemics GmbH was founded in 2014 as a spin-off of the research company AMO GmbH and the Institute of Semiconductor Electronics (IHT) of RWTH Aachen University, building on more than two decades of Terahertz technology research. Protemics has exclusively licensed several patents covering the core technology and keeps extending its own patent portfolio.
Team
Interdisciplinary
Specialists in Terahertz technology, semiconductor processing, optoelectronic system and software design, application engineering and business development.
Facilities
Cleanroom and optical lab
In-house access to a 400 m² cleanroom for semiconductor device fabrication and analytic inspection. THz measurement services, system and product tests run in our optical laboratory.
Working areas
From design to application
- Design of THz systems, microprobes, emitters and detectors, optical and mechanical components
- Fabrication of semiconductor-based THz microprobe devices
- Device testing and THz imaging system fabrication
- Application development and THz measurement studies
CEO · Co-founder
Dr. Michael Nagel
PhD from RWTH Aachen University (2003), then chief engineer at the Institute of Semiconductor Electronics, RWTH Aachen. From 2011 at AMO GmbH, where he initiated and led THz technology transfer projects, before co-founding Protemics in 2014. Inventor or co-inventor of the company's core technology components.
CTO · Co-founder
Simon Sawallich
Studied physics at RWTH Aachen University with a focus on experimental solid-state physics, with THz application experience gained at ENS Paris. Co-founded Protemics and is responsible for analytic services, research and THz system development.
Developer
Dr. Alexander Michalski
Physicist; develops data-analysis software and optoelectronic systems.
